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(No Model.)

C. NEUHAUS. TOY PISTOL.

No. 494,432. Palzanted'M2M'. 28, 1893.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL NEUIIAUS, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.-

TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,432, dated March 28, 1893. Application tiled April 7, 1892. Serial No. 428,119. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL NEUHAUS, of Vienna, Austria-Hungary, have invented a new and Improved Toy Pistol, of which the follow- Y The invention also consists of certain parts' and details and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, inrwhich similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of part of the stock with the hammer, trigger and adjacent parts in position.

The improved toy pistol is provided witha suitably constructed Icasing A imitating in shape an ordinary revolver as plainly'illustrated in Fig. 1. On the top of the casing A at the rear end of the imitation barrel of the casing A is arranged a block Bon the front of which are adapted toI be exploded, the percussion caps C arranged at one side of a ribbon D and located suitable distances apart as plainly illustrated in Fig. 2. The ribbon D1 is wound in a roll and is adapted to be passed into a cylindrical casingE formed on the top with a slot E? through which passes the ribbon to extend upward through the casing to finally pass to the front face of the block B.

'lhe cylindrical casing E ismounted on an arm pivoted at E2 to 4the under side of the casing A, the upward motion of the arm being limited by a stop pin F. The cylindrical casing'E is fitted snugly at its sides into the casing A so as to be held therein by friction existing between its ends and the sides of the casing A.

On thelower end of the casing E is arranged a finger piece E3 for conveniently swinging the casing into a lowermost position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so as to enable the operator to conveniently insert a new roll of ribbonwith thepercussioncapsthereon. The percussion caps C are exploded successively on the block B by a hammer Gpivoted at Il in the casing A and pressed on by one arm I of a V-shaped spring I held in the said casing and actuating with its other arm I2, a trigger J also pivoted in the casing A. The free ends of the arms I and l2 engage suitable notches G and J formed in the hammer G and trigger J respectively, as plainly shown in Fig. 2.

On the top of the triggerJ is formed a shoulder J 2 adapted to engage a lug K projecting from an arm K pivoted at K2 to the hammer vG in front of its pivot pin H. The back edge of thearm K is formed with a recess K8 fitting onto the pivot pin Hand shaped in such `a manner as to permit an up and down swinging motion of the said arm K. The hammer G is also formed with a rearwardly-extending foot G2 'arranged near the pivot I-I and adapted to beengaged by a similar foot J3 formed on the trigger J.

Now, when the device is -in the position, shown in Fig. 2, and the operator pulls on the trigger J, then the shoulder J2 presses onthe lug K of the arm K and as the latter is pivoted to the hammer G at the front of the pivot H, the upper part of the hammer will swing rearwardly away from the block B. On a further rearward pullof the trigger J, the shoulder J 2 will finally disengage the lugK as the arm K swings upward, thus releasing the hammer G and permitting the spring arm I to force the hammer G forward to strike' the percussion cap C on the front face of the block B. When the operator releases the trigger J the latter will return to its normal position by the action of the spring arm I2, the arm K swinging inward as the lug K rides over the shoulderl J2 until itfinally drops in front of the same, as shown in Fig. 2.

hammer G'can also be cocked by hand by pulling the hammer rearwardly. When in the rearmost position, the foot G2 rests on the foot Ja of the trigger J and whenl the latter The is pulled, the foot J3 presses on the foot G3, thus causing the latter to swing upward until the hammer is startedand the spring arm I forces the hammer with the necessary force forward to explode the cap on the face of the4 block B. p

In order to hold the arm K in the proper position but permitting its upward motion, a spring L is employed fastened in the casing A and pressing the top edge of the said arm. On the hammer G is pivoted a pawl N engaging with its hooked end a ratchet wheel O secured on a shaft P extending transversely and mounted to turn in suitable bearings in the casing A.

On the shaft P is secured a wheel Q made of rubber or other suitable material and adapted to press on one side of the ribbon D, the latter resting with the otherside on a spring R attached to the casing and extending downward from the block B close to the opening E of the casing E, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. The pawl N is held in contact with the ratchet wheel O by an arm of the spring L pressing on top o f the said pawl, as indicated in Fig. 2.

Now, it will. be seen that when the hammer G swings rearward by pulling the trigger J as above described and cooking it by hand as mentioned, then the pawl N, will impart a rotary motion to the ratchet wheel O so-that the wheel Q is likewise turned, andas it engages the ribbon D the latter is fed upward traveling over the spring R to pass in front of the block B. It is understood that a recess is formed in the top of the casing directly in front of the block B for the passage of the ribbon D.

The percussion caps C are located such a distance apart to correspond with the distance the ratchet wheel is turned by the rearward swinging of the hammer G, so that at every rearward movement of the hammer, the ribbon E is removed upward a suicient distance to bring a new'percussion cap- O t'o the lfront face of the block B and in the path of the free end of the hammer G. Thus, it will be seen that by this device, the simple pulling on the trigger J actuates the hammer G and alsobrings anew percussion cap automatically to the striking block B in the path of the free end of the hammer G so that when the latter is on the return stroke, the cap is eX- ploded in the usual manner.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. The combination with the frame, and the trigger having a shoulder on its upper'edge, of the hammer provided on its pivoted end with a rocking dog or arm having a limited upward and rearwardly swinging movement at its lower end permitting it to ride over the trigger shoulder'and engage the forward side' thereof, said shoulder acting first to bring the hammer to a full cock and then by a further pull on the trigger to release it by disengaging the lower end of the said dog, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the frame, and the trigger having a shoulder J2on its upperedge, of the hammer provided with a rocking dog or arm K pivoted to its lower end in front of its pivot t'o swing rearwardly and upwardly to ride over the shoulder J3 and engage the front face thereof; the rocking movement of the dog or arm K being limited by the hammer pivot, and a spring pressing downward upon the dog or arm in rear of its pivot, said shoulder acting first to bring the hammer to a full cock and then by a further pull on the trigger to release it by disengaging thelower end of the said dog, substantially as set forth.

' f3. The combination with the frame,and the trigger having a shoulder J3on its upper edge .and a rearwardly projecting foot J3, of the hammer G provided with a rearwardly extending foot G3over the footI J3, a rocking dog or arm K on the lower end of the trigger in front of the pivotthereof and havingalugK on its upward and rearwardly swinging lower end to ride over shoulder J3 and engage the front face thereof, a spring bearing down oli the dog or arm in rear of its pivot; the hammer pivot serving as a stop to limit the rocking movement of the dog or arm, and a V spring the ends of which engage the trigger :tndhhammer respectively, substantially as set ort 4. The combination with the frame having an anvil, a feed wheel to feed the percussion tape past the anvil, and a ratchet wheel onl the feed wheel, of the spring actuated hammer having a forwardly extending pawl between its ends engaging said ratchet, a rocking spring actuated dog on the lower end of the hammer, a'nd the trigger having a shoulder on its upper edge to engage the lower end ot' the rocking dog, said shoulder acting first` to bring the hammer to a full cock and then -by a further pull on the trigger to release it by disengaging the lower end of the said dog, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the frame,the tape feedingand the tiring mechanism, of a downwardly swinging arm pivoted at E3 in a slot in the lowery face of the frame infront of the trigger and provided on its upper side with a tape carrying casing E having a-slot E for the passage of the tape to the feeding mechanism, substantially as set forth.

CARL NEUIIAUS.

Witnesses:

W. B. MURPHY, PAUL BERGER.

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